Departed has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Adjective
Noun
1
someone who is no longer alive
"I wonder what the dead person would have done"
2
A dead person or persons.
"The family gathered at the church to bid a final farewell to their departed loved ones."
Verb
1
simple past tense and past participle of depart
"The departed guests cleared out the hall while we locked up for the night."
Adjective
1
well in the past; former
"bygone days"
"dreams of foregone times"
"sweet memories of gone summers"
"relics of a departed era"
2
dead
"he is deceased"
"our dear departed friend"
3
Having gone away.
"The train has already departed, so we missed our connection."
Example Sentences
"I wonder what the dead person would have done"
noun
"bygone days"
adjective
"dreams of foregone times"
adjective
"sweet memories of gone summers"
adjective
"relics of a departed era"
adjective
"he is deceased"
adjective
"our dear departed friend"
adjective
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